Victoria’s shame: police and justice system ‘broken’
Following the Lawyer X and George Pell debacles, many in the legal fraternity have completely lost faith in Victoria’s criminal justice system.
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Police guilty of decade of denial
It’s almost 10 years since investigative reporter Anthony Dowsley rang me on a Sunday afternoon and said just four words – enough to ignite a chain reaction that exposed the greatest legal and policing scandal in the nation’s history.
Taxpayers cop $20m bill for axed Lawyer X legal unit
Victorians have been left with a massive bill from a special unit axed without a single criminal charge being laid over Lawyer X.
Lawyer X was my everything: Mokbel
Underworld heavy Tony Mokbel said barrister turned police snitch Nicola Gobbo was ‘everything’ to him, detailing in court how they were neighbours who went for dinners and even to the gym.
Williams ‘warned Mokbel about Gobbo’
Baby-faced killer Carl Williams ‘hated’ lawyer-turned-police snitch Nicola Gobbo and tried to warn underworld figure Tony Mokbel against her, a court has heard.
Lawyer X told me to flee cops: Mokbel
Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel has revealed that Lawyer X, Nicola Gobbo, told him to flee because he was set to be charged with three murders, leading him to abscond to Greece.
Drug lord Karam’s appeal rejected
Underworld kingpin Rob Karam, who claims his case was tainted by Nicola Gobbo, will remain behind bars after his appeal was rejected.
Judge under family violence order ‘may finish decisions’
A Tasmanian Supreme Court judge on leave after being issued with a family violence order may still be asked to work on some reserved judgments to avoid ‘unreasonable delays’.
Kingpin’s appeal to centre on Lawyer X
The man who played a key role in the 2007 tomato tins ecstasy importation is fighting his 35-year drug trafficking sentence.
Labor moves to close book on Lawyer X saga
New Lawyer X special investigator appointed – but there’s a twist that senior police and Nicola Gobbo will like.
Lawyer X probe shut down without charges
Victoria’s worst legal scandal will end with a ‘whimper’ as the office of the special investigator is set to disband after prosecutors failed to lay charges.
Call for new powers to lay Lawyer X charges
Radical plan revealed to break unprecedented legal deadlock between Special Investigator and DPP over Lawyer X criminal charges.
Secret stand-off between two powerful legal figures
Special investigator Geoffrey Nettle wanted four police charged. But DPP Kerri Judd said no. Here are all the details of their unprecedented dispute.
Lawyer X investigator comes out firing
Kerri Judd’s strong defence over not laying Lawyer X charges fails to convince Geoffrey Nettle. Read his new statement here:
Dramatic stance shows why DPP must act on Lawyer X
It is inconceivable that no charges will be laid over such corruption.
$125m later, no Lawyer X charge
Special investigator says ‘it’s a waste of time’ after the state’s top prosecutor refused to lay multiple charges | READ THE REPORT
Cover-up helps cops fend off charges
For years, police covered-up the greatest legal scandal in the nation’s history. Now it’s clear the long delay has helped officers avoid criminal charges.
Gloves off in secret Lawyer X battle
An extraordinary letter from a former High Court judge to Victoria’s DPP has exposed the depth of animosity between the powerful legal figures.
Twist in Dan’s Lawyer X legislation bid
Victoria’s Greens have hampered the state government’s plans to alter how police can use informants after the Lawyer X royal commission.
Drug kingpin’s win after Lawyer X saga
A jailed Melbourne drug kingpin will spend less time behind bars, a court has ruled, after he was caught up in the Lawyer X scandal.
Lawyer X Karam case link probed
Victoria’s supreme court is to set straight disputed facts in the case of drug kingpin Rob Karam and his involvement with supergrass Nicola Gobbo.
Surprising detail in drug kingpin’s appeal
A notorious gangland figure’s appeal against his conviction for drug trafficking will go ahead after this new development.
Beattie urges Qld Labor reboot amid allegations
Former leader Peter Beattie says Queensland Labor Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk should make a fresh start with a new agenda amid accusations of distraction and influence.
Mick Gatto in court over Lawyer X story
Melbourne underworld figure Mick Gatto’s fight against an ABC story involving Lawyer X Nicola Gobbo has returned to court.
Jailed kingpin closer to appeal over Lawyer X connection
Jailed for 35 years for drug trafficking, Rob Karam edges closer to fighting sentence.
Lawyer X inquiry head to probe lab
Failures in Queensland’s government-run laboratory to detect DNA in rape and sexual assault cases will be examined by an independent inquiry into women’s safety.
Lawyer X set me up, says drug trafficker
A kickboxing champion who is behind bars for trafficking heroin is back in court claiming he was jailed on fabricated evidence.
‘Bemused’: Quip in Machine Gun Charlie case
A kickboxing champion who is behind bars for trafficking heroin is back in court claiming he was jailed on fabricated evidence.
Police try to halt release of documents in Lawyer X
Tony Mokbel will be asked if he will allow his lawyers to view documents about Lawyer X that he could be stopped from accessing himself.
Lawyer X evidence sought in murderer’s appeal bid
The killer of drug lord Carl Williams will cite gangland lawyer-turned informant Nicola Gobbo in a bid to overturn his murder conviction.
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